Orbis Partnership, a public sector alliance in the UK, has joined forces with US software company Splunk and is using its services to guard against cyber-attacks.

Formed in south-east England by East Sussex County Council, Surrey County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council, Orbis spans 550 sites and offers services such as finance, procurement and human resources to over 20,000 users.

New figures from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [DCMS] show that 22 per cent of charities were subject to a breach or attack in 2018.

Larger charities, those with an income of more than £500,000 a year, were among the most common targets, with over half (52 per cent) reporting breaches or attacks over the past year. In stark contrast, 32 per cent of businesses and 61 per cent of large businesses were breached over the same period.